Inside the cave, the one-eyed man carefully observed the unconscious Corrupt Wolf through his binoculars. When he saw blood gushing out from the wound, he let out a sigh of relief.
In the new era, Insect Beasts had a high level of intelligence. There were many stories of Insect Beasts pretending to be dead to lure hunters closer and then brazenly killing them. Any hunter who dared to underestimate the Insect Beasts' intelligence had become their food.
"Go and drag the corpse of the Corrupt Wolf over here. Then inject the paralyzing agent into the bodies of the remaining two baits. If we are lucky, we might be able to hunt another Insect Beast today."
A man with a scar on his face stood up and looked around. After confirming that there was no danger, he held a gun in one hand and pulled out a slender blade from his waist with the other. It was like a lengthened dagger.
He walked out of the cave and quickly approached the Corrupt Wolf.
The paralyzing agent had a limited effect on Insect Beasts. With the Corrupt Wolf's strong body, there was a possibility that it would wake up within five minutes. They had to kill it as soon as possible and take it away.
Qi Yuan held his breath and calmly waited for the hunter to approach.
The scar-faced man's blade was silver-gray. The slender blade was similar to a bayonet. Deep blood grooves were etched into the sides of the blade. This was an out-and-out murder weapon. As long as it pierced the body, blood would instantly gush out from the grooves, causing massive bleeding.
Puchi!
After the scar-faced man approached, he skillfully stabbed the blade into the Corrupt Wolf's abdomen. It bypassed the powerful defense of the Corrupt Wolf's fur and directly pierced its heart.
Smelly blood gushed out like a fountain. The Corrupt Wolf's body twitched and slowly stopped struggling.
The scar-faced man pulled out his long blade and wiped the blood off Qi Yuan's body. The cold touch of the blade made Qi Yuan's back shiver. The scar-faced man only needed to flick his wrist and he would instantly die like the Corrupt Wolf.
Putting away the long blade, the scar-faced man pulled out a thick syringe filled with paralyzing agent.
Out of the corner of his eye, Qi Yuan instantly understood his opponent's plan. He couldn't help but curse inwardly. [Iron Defense] is no match for anesthesia!
Just as Qi Yuan was about to activate [Iron Defense] and take advantage of the situation, a loud gunshot broke the silence of the wilderness.
Bang!
The scar-faced man's body trembled. He was very familiar with this gunshot. It was the AK that belonged to their boss.
Boss firing a shot meant that a new enemy had appeared!
The scar-faced man suddenly turned his head and saw that a strong Corrupt Wolf had appeared in his field of vision at an unknown time. It was running madly towards him.
The shot just now clearly didn't have much of an effect on the Corrupt Wolf. Its hard fur had resisted most of the impact of the bullet, leaving only a thumb-sized hole in its body.
"Help!"
The scar-faced man felt his scalp go numb as he shouted.
He was just a slightly stronger ordinary person. Even with a rifle in hand, he didn't have the slightest confidence that he could fight against a giant rotwolf that was over a meter tall.
Bang!
Another gunshot rang out, and another wound appeared on the running Corrupt Wolf's body. However, it didn't scare it away. It didn't even affect its running speed.
Seeing that the Corrupt Wolf was getting closer and closer, the desperate scar-faced man raised the rifle in his hand and roared as he pulled the trigger.
Corrupt Wolves were extremely fast. Without the support of supernatural abilities, it was extremely difficult to hit them.
The scar-faced man fired his last shot in fear. The bullet brushed past the Corrupt Wolf's body and flew away. It only managed to cut off a few strands of gray hair. Before he could pull the trigger again, the Corrupt Wolf had already pounced on him and bit his neck.
The corpse was decapitated!
Wuuu!
The Corrupt Wolf threw the scar-faced man's corpse to the ground and let out a long howl filled with anger. It then turned around and rushed toward the hunters hiding in the cave.
The death of their companion and the ferocious charge of the Corrupt Wolf filled the hearts of the remaining hunters with fear. Two of the hunters couldn't help but want to escape!
Bang!
The one-eyed man roared in exasperation as he fired his gun.
"All of you, fire! Corrupt Wolves hold grudges. If we don't kill it, it will chase us until it dies. With its speed, we won't have a chance to return to Blackstone Town!"
The one-eyed man's remaining right eye rapidly contracted, and a cross-shaped crosshair vaguely appeared in his pupil.
This was his one and only supernatural ability – Level 1 Aim!
It was because of this supernatural ability that the one-eyed man was able to hit the madly running Corrupt Wolf!
This ability had allowed him to successfully hunt down black-toothed rats many times. However, in the face of the Corrupt Wolf's frontal assault, it was pale and powerless.
Even if the AK in his hand had the effect of a sniper rifle and every shot hit the target, it could only injure the Corrupt Wolf. It couldn't seriously injure it!
"Damn it!"
The one-eyed man roared in his heart. Level 1 Aim didn't significantly increase his body's strength, but among the many Level 1 abilities, it definitely wasn't weak. If combined with a powerful new era firearm, he could definitely take on two or even three Corrupt Wolves by himself.
What a pity!
In all of Blackstone Town, there was only one new era firearm, and that was the Skull Crusher in the hands of Leader Situ. It was a terrifying revolver that could blow a Corrupt Wolf's head to pieces with a single shot!
Bang!
Bang!
The two hunters who had been preparing to escape no longer ran. They began to pull the trigger at the Corrupt Wolf, but only one bullet left a wound on the Corrupt Wolf's body.
They were only ordinary people. If they stayed together, they still had a chance of killing the Corrupt Wolf. Once they separated, they would only become the Corrupt Wolf's prey.
The one-eyed man roared angrily. He lowered the muzzle of his gun and pulled the trigger once more.
Bang!
This shot finally hit the joint of the Corrupt Wolf's forelimb before it entered its killing range.
The Corrupt Wolf's right forelimb fell to the ground. Although it didn't fall, its speed inevitably slowed down.
"Use a knife!"
The man roared as he threw down the AK in his hand. He pulled out a pitch-black dagger from his calf and rushed towards the Corrupt Wolf.
In close combat, a knife was more threatening than a gun.
The other two hunters looked at each other and gritted their teeth. They also pulled out their daggers and rushed towards the Corrupt Wolf.
The three men and one wolf roared as they tangled together.
On the other side, the moment the Corrupt Wolf turned around to attack, Qi Yuan knew that his chance had come.
[Do you wish to consume 1 ton of steel and 1 talent point to activate the talent – Steel Defense?]
"Yes!"
The talent point fused with the chain. The moment the chain around his ankle disappeared, Qi Yuan felt the ground beneath him slightly collapse, as if something had been hollowed out!
The chain wasn't locked to the ground. At the end of the chain, there was a huge piece of iron that weighed more than a ton. It just so happened that it was captured by the talent tree.
This bait was clearly not randomly selected. It was a stronghold that the other party had carefully set up.
Qi Yuan, who had been worried that there wouldn't be enough steel to activate the grey ball of light, was relieved.
The grey ball of light was illuminated!
The talent point and the steel transformed into a stream of energy that flowed into his body. In an instant, he felt an incomparably powerful energy flowing into his limbs and bones.
"This is Steel Defense!
This is the power of steel! "
The powerful power gave Qi Yuan a faint sense of security.
The two parties within the cave were still entangled. None of them noticed that the bait below had broken free.
After breaking free, Qi Yuan took advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention to him and quietly stood up. He took the rifle and long blade from the scar-faced man's body.
Qi Yuan had originally planned on sneaking away. After glancing at the situation within the cave, Qi Yuan had a thought and he slowly moved closer to the cave.
The Corrupt Wolf possessed the courage of a wolf and the strength of an insect. Even after taking several shots, it did not retreat even a single step in the face of the three hunters.
However, the Corrupt Wolf was only a Class 1 insect. After biting the two hunters to death, it was also heavily wounded by the enemy's dying counterattack.
Two sharp daggers pierced through the bullet holes on its body. The damage caused by the two daggers was far more terrifying than the bullets. It had already damaged its internal organs.
"Beast!
In the end, I still won! "
Looking at the Corrupt Wolf that was on the verge of collapse, the one-eyed man leaned against a boulder. He sneered as he spat out a mouthful of blood. His left hand had been bitten off by the Corrupt Wolf. With his remaining right hand, he raised his AK and aimed it at the Corrupt Wolf that could fall at any moment. He continuously pulled the trigger, frantically pouring down the remaining bullets!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The Corrupt Wolf's massive body continued to explode with blood. Its last trace of life was drained away under the baptism of the metal bullets until it finally fell powerlessly.
After panting for a while, the one-eyed man stood up with difficulty. Although the Corrupt Wolf was dead, the danger was not far away. The smell of blood within the cave could attract other insect beasts at any time. Especially after nightfall, the wilderness would become even more dangerous.
Those corruptors that were sleeping underground and could awaken at any time during the night were even more terrifying than the insect beasts.
After simply bandaging the wounds on his body, the one-eyed man took out his long knife and began to cut up the Corrupt Wolf's corpse. Although the insect beasts were dangerous, their corpses were also valuable. If he had two complete Corrupt Wolf corpses, he could still exchange them for two thousand dollars.
In Blackstone Town, two thousand dollars could allow him to live a luxurious life for a month. He could fully enjoy uncontaminated water and food. He could also have five or more women at the same time. If he was lucky, he might even be able to buy an Evolution Potion to make up for the loss of his arm.
In Blackstone Town, the Evolution Potion that could stimulate supernatural abilities was the most solid currency. Water and food were secondary. As for women, they were just insignificant accessories!
The one-eyed man struggled to pick out the hard claws from the Corrupt Wolf's claws. Then, he pried out the fangs from its mouth and threw them into his pocket. Finally, he dug out two large eyeballs from its eye sockets and stored them in a glass bottle.
Although the Corrupt Wolf's fur was also valuable, with only one arm remaining, it was too difficult to peel off the fur of a Corrupt Wolf. He could only regretfully give up.
After dealing with the Corrupt Wolf's fur, the one-eyed man stood up, panting, and prepared to cut up the Corrupt Wolf outside.
Just as the one-eyed man walked out of the cave, a sudden gunshot rang out without warning. The one-eyed man's pupils instantly shrank. His body subconsciously retreated, attempting to retreat back into the cave!
Bang!
The bullet hit the rock at the entrance of the cave, leaving a deep hole!
"F * ck!
I can't even hit it! "
Qi Yuan looked at the hole left by the bullet and could not help but curse.
As a Cloud Player who specialized in firearms, Qi Yuan was originally determined to hit this ambush at close range. He did not expect to miss!
The one-eyed man, who had retreated into the cave, quickly recovered from the shock of being ambushed. When he saw the bullet hole on the ground, the corners of his mouth suddenly split open into a cruel smile.
The physiques of ordinary people in the new era were far stronger than those of the old era. However, this did not mean that every ordinary person in the new era was a sharpshooter. A good shooter was fed with bullets. Even if one had awakened a supernatural ability in firearms, it was impossible for an ordinary person to become a sharpshooter.
A piece of trash who could not hit his target at close range was not much of a threat to him, even if he had a gun.
If not for the fact that he was heavily injured, he could have killed him.
The one-eyed man held the gun with one hand and aimed at the entrance of the cave. As long as that piece of trash dared to poke his head out, the last bullet would be enough to blow his head off!
At this distance, even if he only had one hand, the Tier 1 Aiming ability was comparable to an auto-aiming cheat!
After missing his shot, Qi Yuan, who had been lying in ambush outside the cave, instantly felt awkward. It was already too late for him to escape. With the marksmanship that the other party had displayed while hunting the Corrupt Wolf, escaping would only result in him becoming a moving target.
With his marksmanship, forcing his way into the cave would only result in him being killed.
After calming down, Qi Yuan began to think of a countermeasure.
Now that I have Iron Defense, I don't know if it can withstand the attacks of bullets. Even if I am hit, I shouldn't be killed in one hit. I still have a chance to turn the tables.
His instinctive fear of firearms made it difficult for Qi Yuan to make up his mind to fight with the other party. Even with Iron Defense, it was difficult to erase this fear.
The atmosphere suddenly became oppressive. The smell of blood permeated the air, stimulating the nerves of both parties.
After two minutes of silent confrontation, the one-eyed man spoke to break the oppressive atmosphere.
"My friend outside, we have no grudges. Why do you have to force me?"
Qi Yuan did not reply rashly. If he spoke carelessly, he would easily expose his position, especially in front of a Hunter.
"Continuing this stalemate will not benefit either of us," the one-eyed man said weakly.
"After dark, the corpses here will definitely attract the attention of the corpses. I don't want to die at the hands of the corpses. I don't think you want to face those deformed monsters either."
Corpses!
Hearing this term, Qi Yuan's heart inexplicably shrank as if it contained immense fear.
In the original memory of this body, the corpses were not stronger than the Insectoids, but they were more dangerous. They were moving sources of pollution and were very difficult to kill!
"It's now two in the afternoon. It will be dark in three hours. It will take at least two hours to get to the nearest settlement from here."
Qi Yuan, who was originally unconcerned, suddenly remembered something.
"I don't seem to know the way!
There's no GPS here! "
Qi Yuan instantly had a headache. If there was anything more dangerous than spending the night in this dangerous wilderness, it would definitely be getting lost in the wilderness.
"Do I have to capture this guy alive and have him lead the way?"
One by one, these thoughts appeared and were then extinguished. When Qi Yuan slowly thought about it with the mindset of a new era, he finally realized that his situation seemed to be getting worse.
Tier 1 Iron Defense sounded very powerful, but if he encountered the corpses, he could only tearfully say GG!
While hesitating, Qi Yuan subconsciously focused his consciousness on the talent tree, trying to find a way from there.
The light ball that symbolized the Iron Defense had been lit up, becoming the only light among the countless greys.
There seemed to be a lot fewer grey light balls!
Qi Yuan keenly noticed that the number of grey light balls had decreased. Although it was still difficult to calculate the number of grey light balls, through visual inspection, the density of the grey light balls was more than half of what it was at the beginning.
"Where did those disappeared light balls go?
Why did they disappear? "
"The light balls disappeared after I lit up the Iron Defense. Could it be that there was a conflict between the superpowers, or they couldn't match with each other? When I chose the Iron Defense, those light balls that didn't match with the Iron Defense disappeared?"
Qi Yuan rubbed his chin and had a lot more guesses about the disappearance of the grey light balls.
Some of the grey light balls, which was the disappearance of the superpowers and talents, didn't have much of an impact on him. He only received one talent point for each successful check-in. Although he didn't know how difficult the subsequent check-ins would be, from the density of the check-ins here, the subsequent check-ins would definitely not be easy.
The subsequent check-ins!
Qi Yuan suddenly thought of the key!
Under the perception of his consciousness, Qi Yuan vaguely sensed the existence of a check-in point ten kilometers away from here in the north, and there was more than one of them.
Although the location of the subsequent check-in point was only an approximate distance, the direction was very clear. At least, it gave Qi Yuan a direction.
Qi Yuan vaguely realized that that direction should be the direction of the gathering point.
Just as Qi Yuan subconsciously looked to the north where the subsequent check-in point was, he didn't realize that danger was approaching. The one-eyed man, who was originally hiding in the cave, had quietly moved to the entrance of the cave.
The moment he approached the entrance of the cave, the one-eyed man arched his body, and his powerful legs suddenly kicked backward. His body quickly leaped forward like a fish, drawing an arc in the air.
In mid-air, the one-eyed man raised the AK with one hand, and the green cross in his eyes exuded a cold murderous intent.
Through the crosshair, he locked onto the target's forehead!
Bang!
The one-eyed man pulled the trigger, and the muzzle spat out a red tongue of flame. A brass bullet flew out of the muzzle and directly flew toward the stunned target, toward Qi Yuan's forehead!